FDIC 2025 Preview: Critical Thinking for Fire Officer Development
This class from Leigh Shapiro focuses on human dynamics and critical thinking skills rather than operational/administrative aspects.
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Officer Development
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Tailboard Talk: New Officers Academy
Craig Nelson, Jeff Wallin, and Chris Rasmussen discuss their fire departments' new officers academies.
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Why Your Fire Department Needs an Incident Safety Officer
Are lives unintentionally put at risk by not having an incident safety officer on scene? Bruce Lake offers his take on the issue.
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The Command Post: The Volunteer Company Officer
Rick Lasky and John Salka discuss the volunteer company officer, what makes a great candidate, and the selection process.
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More Officer Development
Officer Development: How Shallow Is Your Depth Chart?
Mark van der Feyst reviews some considerations fire departments must grapple with when they look to develop future fire officers.
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The Company Officer: It’s All About Trust
Leading a fire company is one of the greatest privileges in the fire service, but it also carries considerable weight. Nick Papa on the challenges…
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Guiding the Officer: The B-D-A Model
Leigh Shapiro presents the “before, during, after” (B-D-A) model for addressing personnel challenges in the fire service.
14 min read
Live at FDIC: The Larry Conley Show
Larry Conley and David Conley are joined by guest Scott Thompson to talk about preparing our officers and fire department influence.
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Building the Ladder: Prioritizing Training
Rudy Horist examines how prioritizing training topics can help ensure your officers get the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.
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Building the Ladder: Officer Development Programs
Rudy Horist offers a four-step approach for developing an officer development program that meets the needs of your fire department.
10 min read
Officer Development Program: Where to Start and Lessons Learned
Plano (TX) Fire-Rescue's Officer Development Program (ODP) can be modified by other fire departments to develop their own custom programs.
11 min read
Building an ‘Aggressive’ Fire Company
Being an aggressive fire company is being able to handle the situation when it arises with safe, efficient, and effective operations, Brian Zaitz writes.
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